Black America: Canary in the Coal Mine

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To the American Muslim community, and Muslims in the West in general…

You have a responsibility to stand up for justice.

And that doesn’t necessarily entail you blindly following every movement claims to fight for social justice.

It’s been going on a year now, the American Muslim community has been backing Black Lives Matter uncritically, with no care whatsoever for the hidden agenda of the people behind the movement and the people funding it.

When I speak to Muslims online, most of you haven’t even visited the Black Lives Matter website.

You haven’t seen “Herstory” in place of history.

You haven’t seen their stated objectives to promote and normalize LGBTQ in the black community.

You haven’t seen their stated objective of dismantling the nuclear family.

You haven’t seen that the black father is not mentioned on their website even once.

There are so many black voices that oppose BLM categorically.

They ask why BLM is silent about black-on-black crime.

They ask why BLM is silent on developing black businesses and black entrepreneurship.

They don’t want black neighborhoods burnt down by rioters.

They don’t want roads and highways blocked by protesters when they are trying to drive to work so they can earn a living to put food on the table.

Muslims have a duty to think more critically about issues like this and do what’s best for humanity as a whole, as opposed to just serving our own self-interests.

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My guest today is Demond Handy AKA Uncle Hotep.

Demond is a podcaster and Youtuber who offers commentary on current affairs relevant to the African American community.

He is one of the most prominent figures in a growing community known as Hotep, which ideologically opposes BLM in its attempt to solve the problems faced by the black community.

A naturally funny guy, his unique mix of comedy and insightful cultural critique makes for very entertaining listening.

Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change that which is within themselves

09:10 – Demond believes a lot of the problems in the black community, like black-on-black crime, can be alleviated by improving it from within. He quotes a Denzel Washington character from one of my favorite movies, Training Day.

It takes a wolf to catch a wolf – Alonzo

11:50 – I ask Demond to explain what the deal is with BLM. We have a movement that, on the face of it, seems to be a popular protest against police brutality and extrajudicial killings, but a visit to their website throws up MANY red flags.

17:50 – Why does Deray Mckesson (a BLM leader) live in a mansion?

19:30 – What’s the connection between Feminism and BLM? Why do they vilify the straight, black male while claiming to advocate on his behalf?

You ain’t ready to oppose nothing. You are as much a part of this system as any white person gentrifying in this city.

25:30 – You can check out the Hotep Nation website and see for yourself what Hotep stands for. Compare it to what BLM stands for.

26:15 – I ask Demond to explain the extremes of angry black Feminists on the one hand and twerking, slutwalk-types on the other. Where are the modest black women?

29:15 – Demond can’t understand why Muslims would ever associate with BLM, given the movement’s association with Feminism and LGBTQ. He talks about his time in the U.S. Air Force when he was stationed in Riyadh, K.S.A.

I was amazed…when I was in Saudi Arabia, the thing I’ll always remember…when prayer time hit, they closed everything. I was amazing to me…in America, on Sundays, they won’t even go to Church…[you] actually practice what you believe in.

31:00 – When did the Black community, who are generally socially conservative, switch to voting Democrat, and why?

34:42 – The American Muslim community’s similar trajectory post-9/11.

36:30 – Demond talks about the effect that the mainstream media has on fanning the flames of civil discord.

38:30 – The American Muslim community is acting in the interest of self-preservation rather than for the collective benefit of the global Muslim community.

Enjoyed the podcast brother. Would’ve appreciated more of an expansion on this ideology of victimization and how it’s seeping into the Muslim community via the constant shouts of “Islamophobia!” Maybe next time.

Also, you need to improve the audio quality. Obviously this project is still in it’s infancy, but this is the time to iron out technical issues like audio.